Despite Microsoft's efforts, Windows 7 is still used in nearly 50% of businesses surveyed

A new report has been released showing that many businesses (even large ones) are still `` idle '' to continue using older operating systems such as Windows 7 and even Windows Vista.

The reason for using the word 'sì tì' is because over the past year, Microsoft has taken all measures, even 'without any tricks' to encourage individual users and especially businesses. upgrade to Windows 10. It can be mentioned as the official decision to stop updating Windows 7 on January 14, 2020. And users want to receive the package of "extended security support" after that period of time, Be prepared to spend an extra $ 200 on Microsoft every year. In other words, if you do not pay, you will not get any additional security support options. Indeed, studies have shown that Windows 7 is much less secure than Windows 10.

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Despite Microsoft's efforts, Windows 7 is still used in nearly 50% of businesses surveyed Picture 1 Microsoft has taken all measures to encourage users to update to Windows 10, such as offering a free update package

Remember a global statistics conducted in December last year showed that Windows 10 has surpassed its "elder" to become the most used Windows operating system in the world, accounting for 44.1 % market share of global desktop operating systems. This can be considered the initial success of Microsoft. But the software giant is probably not happy that Windows 7, though being 'overthrown,' still holds 36.43% of its loyal users worldwide.

Returning to the current situation, statistics of data analysis firm NetMarketShare revealed that the number of Windows 10 users is still on a significant increase and accounts for approximately 50% of the global market share. However, another report from Kaspersky Security Network shows that many users (both individuals and businesses) are still actively using outdated operating systems such as Windows 7 and Vista.

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More specifically, according to the latest research conducted by Kaspersky, many customers of this software company are still using Windows 7, and most of these are giant businesses operating in many fields. ranging from commercial to public service.

Worse still, some businesses are still using Windows XP and Windows Vista - two 'outdated' operating systems that are no longer supported and therefore do not receive any security updates. come on.

At least 40% of customers surveyed are VBS (micro-enterprises) and 48% are SMB (small and medium enterprises). More worrying, 38% of Kaspersky's individual customers and VSBs still use the Windows 7 operating system on office and home computer systems. Of the businesses surveyed, 47% of SMBs and large corporations are still using Windows 7.

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Despite Microsoft's efforts, Windows 7 is still used in nearly 50% of businesses surveyed Picture 2 The transition from Windows 7 to Windows 10 in the enterprise segment took place very slowly.

"More than one-third (38%) of individual users and VSBs, as well as 47% of SMBs and large corporations participating in our survey, are still using Windows 7 operating systems. At the enterprise level (from small to corporate level), the usage rate of the latest Windows 7 and Windows 10 versions is not much different.

From the above figures, it can be seen that although the market share of Windows 10 users is increasing, the increase mainly comes from the individual user segment, while the shift from Windows 7 to Windows 10 in the segment. The business is very slow.

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In less than 6 months, Windows 7 will end support.

It is less than 6 months until the appointment to stop supporting Microsoft Windows 7. This operating system will officially stop receiving monthly security updates on January 14, 2020.

In fact, there are many good reasons why users and especially businesses do not want to switch to Windows 10, for example, the running hardware may not be strong enough, or the available memory is too little. can be a problem, but above all, the fact that Windows 10 often 'bugs up and down' after every major update is the top cause.

Besides, businesses are the most lazy objects to upgrade Windows because they often emphasize the stability of the system, so if the old operating system can still meet the needs while the operating system new, not bring too many obvious benefits or simply not stable, they of course are not foolish to upgrade.

In the past, Microsoft has faced a similar challenge when trying to persuade businesses to move from Windows XP to Windows 7. And the end result is as we all know - although this is a process. It is not simple and very time consuming.

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Despite Microsoft's efforts, Windows 7 is still used in nearly 50% of businesses surveyed Picture 3 To ensure the safety of the system, users should update to the latest version of Windows

In its report, Kaspersky said an old operating system that no longer receives security patches would be a serious cyber security risk - a lucrative bait for hackers. Therefore, users should update to the latest version of Windows, regardless of the reason!